Field Day was an athletic competition held at P.S. 38 in Big Nate: In The Zone, which was sixth grade against seventh grade.
History[]
Because of P.S. 38's "Fitness Zone", a program to help keep students healthy, Principal Nichols planned a Field Day competition among the sixth and seventh graders. Different captains were chosen, who then chose their team members. Nate Wright ended up on Gina Hemphill-Toms's sixth-grade team. She made bad choices for the team, such as assigning a short student for the high jump, and a slow student in a footrace. The games included a shot put, long jump, high jump, hurtles, Jazzercise, races, and a 3-legged race. The sixth graders didn't win any of them except for the three-legged race, and that was because Nate found a way to override Gina's tyranny. They then sang a song about winning at an assembly.
Participants[]
Sixth Graders[]
- Nate Wright - Hurdles
- Chad Applewhite - Three-Legged Race (Replaced Artur)
- Maya - Three-Legged Race
- Artur Pashkov - Three-Legged Race (Replaced by Chad)
- Todd Dunfy - One Mile Run
- Mark Cheswick - 100 Meter Dash
- Nina McFadden - Softball Throw
- Dee Dee Holloway - Long Jump
- Anne Marie Abruzzi - Shot Put
- Mason - High Jump
- Mary Ellen Popowski - Relay Race
- Francis Pope - Relay Race
- Teddy Ortiz - Relay Race
- Randy Betancourt - Relay Race
Seventh Graders[]
- Marcus Goode - Three-Legged Race
- Jakob - Three-Legged Race
- Kareem Trillin - Hurdles